Where is Algorail now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Algorail in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is Algorail?

Algorail is a bulk carrier, built in 1968 by Collingwood Shipbuilding. The vessel is 196 m long and has a gross tonnage of 16,157.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Algorail?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Algorail from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Algorail. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Algorail

Bulk carrier · built 1968

IMO6805531No AIS position on record

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In short

Algorail (Bulk carrier) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: Bulk carrier
Flag: —
Year built: 1968
Gross tonnage: 16,157
Size (length × beam): 196 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Algorail
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 6805531
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Bulk carrier
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 16,157
Length overall: 196 m
Beam: —
Year built: 1968

A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.

Ownership & management

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Builder: Collingwood Shipbuilding
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Date	Event	Source
Dec 8, 2016	Reported departure from ROUGE RIVER, MI (INCLUDED IN PORT OF DETROIT)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Dec 8, 2016	Reported arrival at ROUGE RIVER, MI (INCLUDED IN PORT OF DETROIT)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Dec 1, 2016	Reported departure from DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WIAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.

Port calls

Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
ROUGE RIVER, MI (INCLUDED IN PORT OF DETROIT)	Departure	Dec 8, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ROUGE RIVER, MI (INCLUDED IN PORT OF DETROIT)	Arrival	Dec 8, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI	Departure	Dec 1, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI	Arrival	Dec 1, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
MARBLEHEAD, OH	Departure	Nov 26, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
MARBLEHEAD, OH	Arrival	Nov 26, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Detroit USDET	Departure	Nov 21, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Detroit USDET	Arrival	Nov 20, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Detroit USDET	Departure	Nov 16, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Detroit USDET	Arrival	Nov 15, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Detroit USDET	Departure	Nov 11, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Detroit USDET	Arrival	Nov 9, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: April 6, 2002.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

About Algorail

Algorail was a lake freighter owned and operated by Algoma Central. The ship was built by Collingwood Shipyards in Collingwood, Ontario and was launched in 1967. The ship sailed on the North American Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway delivering coal/coke, aggregates, slag, iron ore/oxides, salt, fertilizers, grain products, gypsum, quartzite, or sand. The ship was laid up in 2016 and sold for scrap in 2018.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Algorail now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Algorail in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Algorail?: Algorail is a bulk carrier, built in 1968 by Collingwood Shipbuilding. The vessel is 196 m long and has a gross tonnage of 16,157.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Algorail?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Algorail from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Algorail. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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